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Licenses to be issued or renewed quarterly on the first
day of June, September, December, and March, for all
or any part of the ensuing three months; and such
owner shall have the number of his License, with his
name legibly painted and conspicuously affixed to the
right or off side of the cart or dray: Provided always
that in case the owner shall have more than one cart or
dray plying for hire, he shall take out a license for each
and every such cart or dray in the same manner as
though they belonged to different owners.
Penalties.
- Any person committing any act against the pro
visions of this Bye-law, or refusing or neglecting to
comply with any directions or regulations contained
herein, for each such act, neglect, or refusal, shall, on
conviction before two or more Justices of the Peace,
pay a penalty not exceeding Ten Pounds.
Form of License for Vehicles.
PUBLIC VEHICLE LICENSE.
No.--.
Whereas .............................................................. of
has applied, pursuant to the provisions of Bye-law No. 1 of
the Council of the said Municipality, for a License to
carry passengers for hire in a vehicle thus described:β
Build:
Color:
and has paid the sum of .......................................... for said License,
as directed by said Bye-law: Now, therefore, I, the
Town Clerk of the said Municipality, in the name and
on the behalf of the said Council, do hereby license the
said carriage, of which you .......................................... are
owner, and which is numbered ..................... as a public vehicle,
to carry .................... passengers (and no more) for hire within
the said Municipality, under and subject to the provi
sions of such Bye-law No. 1, and to such other regula
tions as may from time to time be in force, until the
first day of .......................... next, and no longer.
Given under my hand, at the Office of the Clyde
Municipality, this .......................... day of .................... in
the year .................... .
Town Clerk.
BYE-LAW No. 2.
A Bye-law for Regulating and Licensing Persons to
Slaughter certain Animals within the Municipality of
Clyde, under certain restrictions.
Whereas it is expedient to make provisions by Bye
laws for regulating and licensing persons to slaughter
certain animals within the Municipality of Clyde under
certain restrictions. Be it therefore ordered and
directed by the Council of the incorporated Town of
Clyde, by virtue of the authority in them vested, that
from and after the day on which this Bye-law shall
come into force, the following rules and regulations
shall be in force.
Butcherβs License.
That all persons whose premises shall have been
paved and suitably prepared, so that in the opinion of
the Council such premises can be kept inoffensive, and
whose premises shall have been reported by the Council
Inspector to be in a fit and proper state, shall, upon
payment of an Annual License Fee of Forty-two Shil
lings to the Town Clerk, in aid of the Municipal fund,
payable on the first day of July, or upon such adjourned
day as the Council shall appoint, be permitted to kill
sheep and lambs: Providing all such persons shall
receive the blood into tubs, and cause its removal,
together with all offal or other offensive matter from
such premises, at least once in every twenty-four hours.
And for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of
this Bye-law, such premises shall be registered at the
Municipal Offices, and shall at all times be open to the
inspection of the Council or their duly-appointed Inspec
tor; and every person who shall kill any sheep or
lambs without being duly licensed, excepting the bona
fide servants of a duly licensed butcher on registered
premises as aforesaid, or whose premises shall not be
kept and maintained inoffensive as above required, or
who shall neglect or refuse to comply with any other
regulations herein made, shall, upon conviction thereof
before two or more Justices, pay a penalty not exceed
ing Ten Pounds.
Several Premises to be Registered and Licensed.
Be it further ordered that it shall not be lawful for
any Licensed butcher to kill or cause to be killed sheep
and lambs on premises which are situate distinct and
apart, except such premises are severally registered, and
a license taken out to slaughter on such several premises,
as though they belonged to different owners.
BYE-LAW No. 3.
A Bye-law to regulate the Driving of Horses and Horned
Cattle through the town of Clyde.
Whereas it is expedient for the safety of the public
to regulate the driving of loose horses and unyoked
horned cattle through the inhabited portions of the
incorporated Town of Clyde. Be it therefore ordered
and directed by the Council of the said town, by virtue
of the authority in them vested, that from and after the
day on which this Bye-law shall come into operation,
no loose horse or unyoked horned cattle, whether
intended for sale or slaughter, or when passing from
one part of the country to another, or for any other
purpose whatever, shall be driven along, across, into or
through any terrace, square, street, lane, court, alley, or
any inhabited portion of the Town of Clyde, excepting
between the hours of eight of the clock at night, and
nine of the clock in the morning; and every person
who shall drive or cause or suffer to be driven, any
horse or horned cattle, contrary to this Bye-law, shall
forfeit and pay for every such offence any sum not
exceeding Ten Pounds: Provided that nothing herein
contained shall be held to extend to any milch cow or
to horned cattle in yoke, when going to or returning
from depasturing or watering.
BYE-LAW No. 4.
A Bye-Law for compelling the Removal of Waste Water
and Impurities from Cellars and other places within
the Town of Clyde.
Whereas a nuisance offensive and injurious to the
comfort and health of the inhabitants of the Town of
Clyde may be caused by suffering waste and impure
water or other matter to remain in cellars, buildings,
and premises in the Town, and it is necessary to prevent
such nuisance: Be it therefore ordered and directed
by the Council of the said Town, by virtue of the
authority in them vested, that from and after the day
on which this Bye-law shall come into operation it shall
not be lawful for any person to suffer any waste or
impure water or any animal or vegetable matter to
remain in any cellar or place within any building or
premises in the Town for twenty-four hours after
written notice to him from any Inspector of Nuisances
to remove the same. And whosoever shall allow any
waste or impure water, or to burn bones, or offensive
rubbish or other matter to run or flow from any such
building or premises upon or over, or be on any carriage
or footway or other place, whether public or private,
within the said Town, or shall allow the contents of any
water-closet, privy, or cesspool to overflow or to soak
therefrom so as to be offensive, shall for every such
offence be liable to a penalty not exceeding Ten Pounds,
and to a like penalty, payable as aforesaid, during every
day that the offence is continued, and the Council
shall abate or cause to be abated every such nuisance,
and do what shall be needful for preventing a continu
ance or recurrence thereof, and shall have power to
enter any building or premises for that purpose, and the
expense incurred by them in so doing shall be paid by
the owner or occupier of the said building or premises,
for the use and benefit of the said Council, by writing
under the hand of the Mayor or Town Clerk as aforesaid
for such payment.
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Bye-Laws for the Incorporated Town of Clyde
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ποΈ Provincial & Local GovernmentBye-laws, Vehicles, Licensing, Clyde
ποΈ Bye-Law No. 2: Regulating and Licensing Persons to Slaughter Animals
ποΈ Provincial & Local GovernmentButcher's License, Animal Slaughter, Clyde
ποΈ Bye-Law No. 3: Regulating the Driving of Horses and Horned Cattle
ποΈ Provincial & Local GovernmentAnimal Driving, Public Safety, Clyde
ποΈ Bye-Law No. 4: Removal of Waste Water and Impurities from Cellars
ποΈ Provincial & Local GovernmentPublic Health, Waste Removal, Clyde
Otago Provincial Gazette 1867, No 493